“Give Thanks”

Written by FAVORED1 on November 25, 2009 – 12:52 pm -

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Thursday, November 26, 2009

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There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving,
and I will multiply MY people, not diminish them;
I will honor them, not despise them. [Jeremiah 30:19]

For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto GOD… [2 Corinthians 9:12]

But we continue to preach because we have the same kind of faith the psalmist had when he said, “I believed in GOD, so I spoke.” We know that GOD, who raised the LORD JESUS, will also raise us with JESUS and present us to Himself together with you. All of this is for your benefit. And as GOD’s grace reaches more and more people, there will be great thanksgiving, and GOD will receive more and more glory. [2 Corinthians 4:13-16]

[ A psalm of thanksgiving. ]

Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth! [Psalm 100:1]

Enter His gates with thanksgiving; go into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His Name. [Psalm 100:4]

The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust Him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. [Psalm 28:7]

They sang, “Amen! Blessing and Glory and Wisdom and Thanksgiving and Honor and Power and Strength belong to our GOD forever and ever! Amen.” [Revelation 7:12]

Good Afternoon Beloved,

Now, usually I do this on Friday’s … but I gotta do it… I gotta break out praisin’ Morris … I am so grateful for everything that the Lord has given me. I am grateful for everyone that has crossed my path and deposited precious jewels in my life. I’m thankful for everyone who takes time out of their busy schedule to read these offerings to God. I’m even thankful my tests and trials, because in the broad scheme of things it could sure be a whole lot worse. I went to bed last night not having to worry about someone breaking into my house, beating and throwing us all in prison because of our faith in Jesus. I ate yesterday. I was able to drive to rehearsal last night in the rain and I made it home safely. I had the option of driving to work or riding the metro today. I live in a house where the roof does not leak (anymore, praise GOD!), where there is running water and electricity. We are blessed with all sorts of conveniences. Sometimes we can get so distracted and bogged down with life’s circumstances, we forget that the cell phone we’re complaining about, we did not have a few short years ago. That’s just the “stuff”. An even more important blessing is that I still have my friends and family with me. Last Thursday, my boss’s wife was killed instantly in a head-on collision, by an SUV that had crossed the median. Life is precious. Life is fragile. I was blessed to hear from an old friend, ”Lil Billy”, who is in the armed services and has served in Iraq. I am happy that he is doing well. I don’t take that for granted… What a blessing! I am thankful that God is restoring the health of my precious sister-in-law Michelle daily. I am thankful for the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving with my 81-year old cousin Mabel, her husband Al and their kids Renay, Speedy, and Vincent. I am excited… this will be the very first Thanksgiving season my family will spend with my brother and his family! I was blessed to be reunited with my sister and her beautiful family this year! I’m eternally grateful to God for my beautiful daughter who was the best Christmas gift I ever received in my life!… and I’m thankful for a mother like no other. An awesome lady of God! I’m thankful for my friends and the Regal One family for everything they have done this year. What a blessing! In everything we are admonished to give thanks. There are blessings all around us. The cares of the world will try to choke out the effectiveness of the Word of God in our lives, it is to our benefit for us to be vigilant and to guard our hearts. Prospective. The proverbial ‘glass’.. is it half-empty or half-full? I’ve taken inventory on my life and my answer is … ‘full’, because I’m determined to give God the glory in every situation and through it all I will bless His Holy Name forever! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!